A paperless commercial court
The Supreme Court's commercial court moves closer to being paperless.
Since the start of July 2018 all cases are being initiated, run and archived electronically.
Read MoreOppression proceedings: key principles and procedures
The statutory remedy most often used by shareholders who feel they have been unfairly treated, prejudiced, discriminated against or oppressed, is the oppression remedy in Part 2F of the Corporations Act (“Act”). Any individual member (or members) can commence a proceeding against the directors of the company or the company itself.
Read MoreOppression proceedings: when will the court decline to wind-up a company?
In oppression proceedings, the Court is extremely reluctant to wind up an otherwise flourishing, solvent company on the ‘just and equitable’ basis pursuant to section 467(4) of the Corporations Act ("Act").
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